egretta albus

1. 1.

   a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America; it is a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus

   SynonymsAmerican egretgreat white heron

   Broaderegret

   Part ofEgretta

Questions about egretta albus

What does egretta albus mean?

egretta albus means "a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America; it is a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus".

What is another word for egretta albus?

Close synonyms include American egret, great white heron. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is egretta albus a common word?

egretta albus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.